Who doesn't have a stock cupboard

Popperwell

I wouldn't be without one now and if living alone and forced into a smaller property as there's only me to see it, I couldn't care less if it was on show or in storage boxes and that it took up more space than furniture. As long as I have a chair, a bed, room for my computers, tv and radio, CD's and hopefully my kitchen gadgets, I'll manage somehow...

heavenleigh

My freezers (two full length american style ones) hold enough meat, veg and fish to feed the whole street for a couple of months.....
Not because i am stocking up....just because if i hit reduced time and i'm getting a joint of beef etc rrp £9 yellow stickered for 99p i'm going to buy it.
In the long run it means we have good food (and stacks of it) if we ever need it but we can also eat better than we can afford every day in general by doing it this way!
I generally have no beans/tinned tomatoes etc in the cupboard, if i need them, i send the kids out on the night (3 supermarkets within 400m) i do buy maybe 2 a week but never worry about them.
One thing i do try to keep in stock is bottled water. Not many but feel fetter having some around just incase!!!! lol

Popperwell

Well Heaveleigh when the Aldi is built on my town they are erecting it now, I'll be there to see what I can find and I may make the effort to go to the neighbouring town once and see what is on offer for a stock cupboard different to Tesco's which is all we have here at present, as a neighbouring town has six supermarkets! But you lose out because of the cost of getting there and back home...

MrsE_2

YORKSHIRELASS wrote: »

Hi, I have a wide selection of herbs and spices in the cupboard plus a selection of sauces, jams, pickles etc in the fridge.

I dont stockpile food though, sorry but I just dont see the point. To me having lots of money laid out in tins and packets of food is a waste. I mealplan and buy what I need fortnightly and I aim to only buy what I do actually need.

I also dont have massive amounts of storage space in the kitchen, or anywhere else for that matter.

Having said that there would always be a spare tin of beans, some tinned soup or a tin of tuna in the cupboard.

As for being ill or snowed in - well we live in the middle of nowhere and on the rare occasions that we get a lot of snow I keep an eye on the forecast and might buy some extra food in. Having more than 2 or 3 days when we cant get the car out is very unlikely though.

I have family around who could bring me food in an emergency. My husband and I both have vehicles and both drive so one of us should be able to get out and do some shopping even if the other was ill.

I do stock pile, because I only buy stuff on offer that I would buy anyway, but when its on offer I stock up & thats all sorts of supermarket stuff, cleaning materials as well as food.

My cupboards are always full, & much off it bought on offer:D

MrsE_2

heavenleigh wrote: »

My freezers (two full length american style ones) hold enough meat, veg and fish to feed the whole street for a couple of months.....
Not because i am stocking up....just because if i hit reduced time and i'm getting a joint of beef etc rrp £9 yellow stickered for 99p i'm going to buy it.
In the long run it means we have good food (and stacks of it) if we ever need it but we can also eat better than we can afford every day in general by doing it this way!
I generally have no beans/tinned tomatoes etc in the cupboard, if i need them, i send the kids out on the night (3 supermarkets within 400m) i do buy maybe 2 a week but never worry about them.
One thing i do try to keep in stock is bottled water. Not many but feel fetter having some around just incase!!!! lol

Thats me:D
But I tock up on the tinned too - when on offer of course:rotfl:

Hermia

I don't have a massive store cupboard as I live in a tiny flat, but I do have a couple of week's worth of food. I also try to buy a few frozen pizzas/ready meals when they are cheap so I have something to eat even if I couldn't face cooking. I live on my own, have no family nearby and have health problems so know I have to rely on myself. A couple of years ago I got a serious chest infection and could not go out for two weeks and was so glad I had a stash of food.

I do know people who have nothing in the house and have had problems because of it.

Almo

GreyQueen wrote: »

Heaven forfend, but if there is a total breakdown of society, all bets will be off and the prepped ones better keep their heads down to avoid attracting attention to their supplies.

It isn't that long ago that things went belly-up in short order in Europe. Anyone recall the countries-formerly-known-as-Yugoslavia? Seige of Sarajevo?

I've read about people who managed to get thru those times holed up in urban areas. It wasn't pretty. Some smart cookies started looting early on and managed to barter their way thru the worst of the crisis with looted alcohol and smokes. Some women were trading their bodies for a can of food to feed their starving children.

I sincerely hope to never see such things again in my lifetime, but when things do go wrong, they go wrong very quickly and very badly.

I know a couple of other people have touched on what happens if it all goes pete tong but this is what I will be interested to see more on when Doomsday Preppers starts here on Thursday. From the adverts it looks as if most of the preppers have a massive amount of guns and ammo and will presumably protect their stock that way - there is even footage of somone doing exercises with their child holding a gun and screaming 'down, get down' at a 'looter'.

I wonder what would happen in the UK. Presumably (although perhaps I am wrong) most people aren't armed and can't protect their stash that way. I imagine that long term it would be hard to disguise.

bagpuss38

Katy43 wrote: »

A while ago I compiled quite a comprehensive stock sheet for a book I was writing. It covers dry larder goods such as flours, cereals, pasta, rice, fridge stock, frozen goods, meat, fish, milk etc.
It also has four columns so you can keep a tally of what you have and what you use each week / month.
I print a copy out each month and find it really useful. I've also saved myself a fortune whilst building up a minimum stock level.
If anyone would like a copy, just let me have your email and I can send it to you.

could i have a copy please katy, i'll pm you

pumkin747

Katy43 wrote: »

A while ago I compiled quite a comprehensive stock sheet for a book I was writing. It covers dry larder goods such as flours, cereals, pasta, rice, fridge stock, frozen goods, meat, fish, milk etc.
It also has four columns so you can keep a tally of what you have and what you use each week / month.
I print a copy out each month and find it really useful. I've also saved myself a fortune whilst building up a minimum stock level.
If anyone would like a copy, just let me have your email and I can send it to you.

could i please have a copy katy?

joedenise

I'd like a copy to Katy? PM sent.

Denise